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a white plate filled with crispy salmon patties garnished with green onion
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Air Fryer Salmon Patties

Delicious Air Fryer Salmon Patties are ready in just a few minutes! Crispy on the outside and packed with salmon and the perfect seasonings, you'll love this recipe for simple dinners or lunches.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
8 Servings

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Fresh or canned cooked salmon bones and skin removed
  • 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs regular or gluten free
  • 2 tbsp Fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Green onions sliced
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • Avocado Oil Cooking Spray

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 380F for 5 minutes.
  • Break up the cooked salmon with a fork until it is finely ground.
  • In a large bowl, combine salmon, panko bread crumbs, parsley, green onions, egg, mayo, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper.
  • Stir until combined.
  • Form the salmon mixture into 8 equal-sized patties.
  • Spray the basket of the air fryer with cooking oil to prevent the patties from sticking.
  • Air fry at 380F for 4 minutes, flip the salmon patties over and spray the tops with more avocado oil cooking spray. Air fry for another 4-5 minutes, until golden and crispy.

Notes

  • You can use fresh or canned salmon for this recipe. The salmon already needs to be cooked and broken up. If you’re using fresh salmon that you have cooked already, break it up finely with a fork or use a food processor. You don’t want large chunks of salmon in your patties, they will fall apart while cooking. 
  • It’s important to make all of your salmon patties the same size so that they brown in the same amount of time and don’t dry out.
  • ● Begin to check your salmon patties at the 7 minute mark to be sure they do not overcook and dry out.
  • Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.
  • Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes airfying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 159kcal | Carbohydrates 5g | Protein 15g | Fat 9g | Saturated Fat 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat 4g | Monounsaturated Fat 2g | Trans Fat 1g | Cholesterol 70mg | Sodium 456mg | Potassium 226mg | Fiber 1g | Sugar 1g | Vitamin A 171IU | Vitamin C 3mg | Calcium 178mg | Iron 1mg
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